Painting of the Annunciation

1619

Jacques Callot

Associated Names
Jacques Callot

Artist, French, 1592 - 1635

This is a drawing of an interior scene with multiple figures engaging in a religious activity. The setting is an architectural interior, possibly a workshop or chapel. A group of people are gathered below a slightly elevated area where an angel is speaking to a seated figure. The figures below are engaged in various activities, some gesturing towards the elevated scene while others observe with interest. The architectural details include windows, columns, and a draped cloth. A small dog is seen in the foreground. The text at the bottom indicates it may be an illustrated narrative related to religious or historical storytelling.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    R.L. Baumfeld Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 13.4 × 8.4 cm (5 1/4 × 3 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1969.15.299

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lieure, no. 80

  • Series Title

    Miracles of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Florence

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Lieure, J. Jacques Callot. 5 vols. Paris: Editions de la Gazette des Beaux Arts, 1924-1927. Reprint. 8 vols. New York: Collectors' Editions, 1969.

Wikidata ID

Q65509189

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